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Table 2 Examples of the content analysis process in Round 1

From: We need support! A Delphi study about desirable support during the first year in the emergency medical service

Interview

Meaning unit

Code

Category

Item

When you need it to just flow, where time is of essence…and…it’s hard to say exactly but you can think of situations where someone dies, gives birth, is severely ill or children…you can do a lot of exercises on those situations…we do practice traffic accidents and stuff like that, but we should have more exercises on the ordinary things…

(Expert #1)

Practice situations where time is of the essence and the ordinary things

(Expert #1)

Practical exercises

(Experts#1, 3, 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 31)

Support from practical exercises

Practice situations that occur rarely

(Experts #1, 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 31)

Practice situations that occur frequently

(Experts#1, 3, 5, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 27)

To me, it would have been supportive to have some kind of mentor…maybe a mentor that you would come back to and have discussions with and meetings where you could discuss different situations you have experienced with other colleagues or patients…to have someone to bounce things off…

(Expert #16)

It would have been supportive to have a mentor to discuss situations that had been encountered with colleagues or patients

(Expert #16)

To have a mentor

(Experts #2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30)

Support from colleagues and work environment

Have a mentor that supports your personal development

(Experts #2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30)